KBIS 2023: a wider kitchen-and-bath conversation for fabricators
The official report shows why a countertop shop might look beyond stone-only exhibitions.
The official report shows why a countertop shop might look beyond stone-only exhibitions.
The KBIS 2023 post-show report records 49,291 verified attendance and 500 exhibitors, including 120 first-time exhibitors. It identifies fabricators among the business segments present, alongside design firms, cabinetry businesses, remodelers, builders and kitchen-and-bath dealers.
That mix is relevant because a countertop is specified and delivered as part of a larger room. Cabinetry, plumbing fixtures and the designer's intended detail can all affect the information a fabricator needs before production begins.
Look for better project handoffs
A countertop team can use a kitchen-and-bath show to understand the questions its partners are asking. Which drawings reach the shop? Who confirms an appliance or sink selection? When does the customer approve a detail that affects fabrication?
Those are useful discussion topics even when the shop is not planning an equipment purchase. A stronger relationship with a designer or cabinet business may start with a clearer process for exchanging current specifications and resolving changes.
The report's size figures describe the event, not the outcome for any one attendee. Its practical interest is the range of professions brought together. For a fabrication company trying to improve coordination, that wider view can complement the machinery and material knowledge gathered at a stone-focused expo.
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Original editorial coverage based on the linked organizer, association or exhibitor records. This is a retrospective written now, not an eyewitness report, interview or claim of attendance.
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